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		bikamonki on Aug 29, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: NYC Mesh – community-owned network to replace your... "The network connects directly to the internet backbone, so we do not rely on an ISP." How does it work? Can anyone connect directly to the Internet backbone?

_m_a_t_t_ on Aug 29, 2018 | [–]

I think that is just meant to be an approachable way of saying that NYC Mesh peers on public internet exchanges

https://nycmesh.net/peering/

amazon_not on Aug 29, 2018 | [–]

Anybody with enough money can connect to one or more IP transit providers ("the Internet backbone"). It will usually set you back a few thousand dollars per month.

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